Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-29
MORE INVITATIONS.
Senator Harris Of Tennessee Teie-
graphs the President that a Mem
phis Committee viii Call.
President Cleveland Asks That Iii IN
Yitations be Sent by Xaj! gnd
They WI he Answered.
q Doctor 10 :he Navy Gst5 Toto Serious
Trouble About = Girl &C Thirteen
Under the Utah Ac.,
- oFFIcEE Isl rEorHLE.

AZ OFFICER IN Trouble.
Special to the Gazette.
WAsHINGTON, July 2S.-THa details Of
highly sensational scandal, in which an
officer Of the navy will figure as one OF
the principals, are likely to be developed
through the local police courts. d.. ".
Il Crawford IS IN officer OF the medical
corps Of the navy and IS OF duty at tn
navs! hospital in this city I. 5 ALLEGED
that Crawford hiss been crimiu2lIy init
mate VITA Eva A. White, g
Girl or thirteen years who resided with
hsr parents IL the vicinity of the hos
pitaI. Letters were written by Crawford, liz
which the criminal intimacy came into
possession of the girl family, and i. j.
alleged her brother, VINO is engaged in
another city, cane here to punish the
offender. An effort was mete by
Crawford and his friends II settle the
difficulty GmicsDly, ani Il
is s.id Crawford offered
to maCrY Miss White. The Efforts for an
Gmica0le settlement failed, and this 81
ternoonsGr4 was arrested ard taken
| before 6 magistrate, CHARGED with Grim
| Under the recent act Of Congress,
kuo M rs the "Utah act" which defines
sucn intimacy with female below eight
cen years cid with or without Ter
consent, es rape. The dete.GGnt
waived examination end gerC
bonds TO answer before the court
! Special interest attaches to this case be-
cause il is to- first thet had occurred
here under the Uta1 act as well a On
accom- OF the official and social staining
! Of Tic accused. T19 get n question yTss
| intended specially % ap)l7 70 Ut2b, 511
siLce its passage It hss been discovered
! that it apples to every territory Of The
! Ulitad States
CoNSIDERATE PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON, July 2S-TEa President
| 10 day received 2 telegram from Senator
Harris, saying q committee Of leo Cit
| Zens Of Memphis was coming to Washing
ton to invite the President to visit that
city during his western trip. The Presi-
dent talegraphed TO Senator Harris in re
ply to use his Influence 10 prevent eaY
movement of the sort. lie said while ne
will slways be pleased to see the people
/ of Tennessee at the capital he thinks they
ought TO be spared the long NiCugney TO
| Washington during the he4teG term in
mission of this sort when written invita-
| tatiCns by mail would De IS effective and
ss much appreciated. Similar answers
will be sent 10 other western cities where
arrangements Gre being made to send in
yitation bearing committees TO Wash
| ington, 1t is stated at the white house that
the President will give the same COnsid-
Grafton to invitations received by mail
as to those borne By committees no
matter how large and impressive the
latter may be.
THE FISHERY QUESTION.
WASHINGTON, July % The Secretary
Of State received q dispatch from Consul
| General Pnelan at Halifax sal ing tina. ne
is investigating the recent seizures Of
American vessels III Canadian waters, and
that he has instructed the Consul al
| ChaTleStOwn 30 take the measurement o.
the sea at that point where the seizures
were made so as 20 establish the exact
I distance from the shore.
TEXAS POSTAL MATTERS.
| Special TO the Gazette
WASHINGTON, July IS The following
changes in the Texas star schedules are
announced to-day: Coleman to Content,
leave Coleman Tuesdays, Thursdays end
Saturdays al 8 q. n, arrive Ct Content sy
6 p. NJ; leave Content Mondays, Wedaes-
days and Fridays st s 6. n, arrive Ct
Coleman by p. n.
Itasks to Files, leave I,aska Tuesdsys,
Thursdays and Saturdays 81 - 70 j.. m,
arrive at Files by 2:4O p. m =; lc2ye Files
/ Tuesdays, Thursdays AID Saturdays ..
1920 d. H., arrive a. Itaska ~ 1920
D. n.
Files to Bee Greek, leave Files Tuesdays
and Saturdays ct p. n, arrive st Bee
Creek p. n ; leave Bee Cceek Tueedeys
aid Saturdays at 2. II STRIVE at Files
By 10 =. Ia.
Thsse take effect August !.
AnDs X. Thomas WIS to-day ccmmis-
sion postmistress Ct San Augustine and
". Smith at Pioneer.
PLANO NATIONAL BANK.
Special TO the Gazette.
WASHINGTON. July 28.-The Comp
troler Of the Currency today authorized
the PIano National Bark Of Texas, to
commence business with capital Ct : 90
coo. George W. Bowman is president.